Archives for March 24, 2017

The CID revealed to Court on the 22nd that the reports in connection with the Eknaligoda disappearance case submitted on an order from Homagama Magistrates Court by the Commissioner of Prisons and the Commander of the Army are erroneous and Court ordered the Commissioner of Prisons and the Commander of the Army to compile the reports correctly and submit them again.
ASP Shani Abeysekera of the CID told Court that the report ordered by Court on persons who had supplied meals to officers of intelligence division who had been arrested for abducting journalist Prageeth Eknaligoda and disappeared him had not been signed by the Commissioner of Prisons but another official.
Also, the report submitted by the Commander of the Army regarding SIM cards relevant to the case on orders from Court too was erroneous said the ASP and asked Court to issue another order to get the correct report.
Magistrate Udaya Ranatunga, after considering the submissions issued orders to the Commissioner of Prisons and the Commander of the Army to make available necessary reports and put off the hearing till 4th May.

Former president Mahinda Rajapaksa has been summoned to the Presidential Commission of Inquiry to Investigate and Inquire into Serious Acts of Fraud, Corruption as Abuse of Power, State Resources, and Privileges (PRECIFAC) to record a statement over financial loses to the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC) during last Presidential election.
The former president who arrived at PRECIFAC today (24th) is expected to be questioned over financial loses to the SLRC when broadcasting election advertisements during the last presidential election campaign.

Former Director General of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption Ms. Dilrukshi Dias Wickremesinghe had to leave the position not due to any weakness in her duties but due to a political reason says the Chief Whip of the Opposition JVP Parliamentarian Anura Dissanayaka.

When Ms. Dilrukshi Wickremesinghe was made to resign investigations in connection with a powerful minister of the government and a state minister, who had also served as ministers of the previous Mahinda Rajapaksa regime, had begun said Mr. Dissanayaka speaking in Parliament on Thursday (23rd). He said investigations against a son of a MP who acted with the powers of a minister too had commenced when Ms. Wickremesinghe had to leave the post.
Mr. Dissanayaka said a case against the former first lady was about to be filed after investigations regarding a complaint against her had been completed and added only one case has been filed after the resignation of the former Director General of the Bribery Commission.
100 complaints lodged before the FCID have been withdrawn said Mr. Anura Dissanayaka adding that handing over complaints to FCID has been stopped at present.
Frauds and corruption committed behind the war should be revealed to the country said Mr. Dissanayaka participating in the Parliamentary debate on a resolution to increase funds to carry out raids by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption.